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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Playing hostess ~

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a corner of my work board

Gosh, I can’t believe another whirlwind week has come and gone! I have been busy playing hostess, wedding planner, and maid of honor to a dear friend whose big day is set for the end of August! You can imagine how full my plate is! However, one of the big things just got checked off. Below is a capture of the bridal shower and bachelorette party that the bridesmaids and I hosted to honor the bride-to-be.

We used a green/ivory/truffle color palette to tie in with the color theme of her wedding. Plus it seems more put together when the same color story is weaves thru out. Almost everything was DIY and homemade. I have to admit that it was a lot of work but the end result was fabulous, don’t you think^^

最近阿Vi忙著籌備朋友的8月婚禮忙的昏頭昏腦不亦樂乎。這次除了當首席伴娘﹐還身兼婚禮顧問及花藝家﹐可想而知有很多東西給我管@_@" 除了婚禮的事﹐在婚禮前﹐身為首席伴娘的我聯同所有的伴娘們可得幫準新娘辦出嫁前最後的一次歡送會(bridal shower)及告別單身聚會(bachelorette party)﹗不知道這是不是美國才有的習俗﹐ 歡送會即是一屋子女人的聚會﹐屬端莊又淑女的活動﹐讓新娘享受最後和姊妹們相聚的的單身時光﹐因為女人一旦走入婚姻﹐大部分會以家庭為主﹐可能沒那麼多自由時間和姊妹聊天了﹗告別單身聚會就比較瘋狂﹐讓新娘在婚前把握最後一次單身和好友們徹夜玩樂的機會﹐有臉紅心跳的話題以及遊戲﹐還有脫衣猛男(如果新娘許可的話)喔^^

差不多所有的東西都是DIY - 從紙吊飾﹑花擺飾﹑回禮的盒子﹑welcome旗子等等。而食物都是伴娘們自己弄的﹐而我當然是負責甜點的部分囉~

the green & white pom pom took me 10 minutes to make but took someone who-know-how-long to pull and fluff up; I woke up the morning of and went to the flower mart to get the flowers to make these centerpieces, pretty?
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Menu:
Cheese & ham crackers
Tea sandwiches
Bruschetta
Fruit salad
Chinese sausage fried rice
Pot stickers
Veggie stick with dips

Desserts:
Mango panna cotta cups
Chocolate cupcakes
Strawberry mousse cake

Drinks:
Peach iced tea
Fruit nectar
Mineral sparkling water

Favor to guests:
Benefit makeup

meet the bride-to-be Linda
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faces of some of the lovely & furry guests at the party
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Guests won gifts like fleece blankets, sweets, and movie tickets when they played the games we prepared for them
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she must had received 2 weeks full of naughty but pretty dainty lingerie among other beautiful gifts
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these pillow boxes (25+) took me a day to make, you like?
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The bachelorette party follows immediately after the bridal shower and the night unfolds with a light dinner at Zen’s. Many giggles later, we went back to the location of the bridal shower, which with some help of some very talented people, have transformed into a VIP lounge and also kick off the night. Unfortunately what happened in that room was not to be disclosed to anyone other than the one who were there that night so we will just leave it here ;p

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sharing laugh & foods at Zen's
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the room transformed into a VIP lounge!
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23 comments:

  1. 好開心的聚會
    我結婚以前也想有類似的聚會
    卻因為太忙
    最後就只有和幾個超好朋友來一個facial party。

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  2. 請問茶點跟蛋糕是不是你弄的 ? 如果是的話你真棒 !!! 好像酒店裡的 tea buffet !!!

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  3. 真係好開心既party~~~ 入面既食物都係你一手包辦??? 好強呀~~~ 你!

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  4. Gorgeous!!!
    Your friend is lucky to has a friend like you...^^

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  5. 你朋友好幸福呢~ 有個好朋友幫佢手搞~ 當中加多一份心意係到~~

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  6. Hi hi 妳好. 我是從 Miss LK 跟 VB 那連過來的.
    妳做的甜點實在是太美了! 好厲害啊! ^^b

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  7. 我朋友都係下個月結婚, 我都煩緊唔知送咩好, 睇完你D相先諗到送性感睡衣~~

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  8. i've been dying to throw a party like this but alas, none of my close friends are getting married. this party looks absolutely amazing, and i hope they appreciated all the hard work and details that you put into!!

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  9. Dear Vi,

    What wonderful talents that you have!!! The parties are beautiful and thoughtful.

    If you indeed decide to make wedding planning a career in addition to fashion, you will be so good at it.

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  10. oh Vi. ohh! My heart skipped so many beats looking at your beautiful spread and the airy display. Gosh you are truly inspirational :-) And yes I love the pillow box! And your friend is so lucky to have you as her planner, congrats to her on her wedding.

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  11. That's the best gift for the bride-to-be!!

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  12. This is one quite remarkable party... you're professional!

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  13. wow this is so awesome! wish I can have you here! you so cool!

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  14. You are so brilliant? Is that your house?

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  15. 只要有Vi在, 妳朋友的wedding banquet一定攪得有聲有色!

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  16. Wow, that sort of party is just beyond me... I can't believe how perfect everything looks! You have some very lucky friends indeed!

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  17. wow.. a very successful party !
    like the flower arrangement a lot!

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  18. HI VI, 我打算10月到sf, 請問你有沒有又便直, 舒適及方便的酒店介紹呢?

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  19. 你做伴娘必定都好靚,因你對衣著及其它都好有要求呀!!!!哈...等你相片...
    食物真係太吸引了....
    中國人都會有這活動,但好少在家聚會,女家前一天就會在娘家預備一切,食湯圓,上頭....亦是全女班....哈.

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  20. 好開心的聚會,新娘子一定很難忘!有vi幫手,這個婚禮一定很有看頭~~做你的朋友真幸福呢!

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  21. Thanks gals & guys for the compliments! I love to plan and throw a party and it is so rewarding when it is well received =)

    I can't wait to share with you what I am doing with the wedding reception! I am really excited that it is turning out as planned =)

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  22. Beatrice - facial party是個很棒的idea! 其實bridal shower有很多不同的主題﹐依準新娘的喜好規劃準沒錯。

    阿皮 - 是呀﹐茶點跟蛋糕是阿Vi出品^^

    material girl - 很高興又認識到新朋友﹗你的quiche很讚哦﹗

    shing chit - 嘿嘿。。。送性感睡衣準沒錯;)

    奧利芙 - no, it is not my house. It is a the bride's parents' guest house.

    yy - 伯母話出嫁前一晚會有上頭儀式。我從沒參與過so非常期待!

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